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1. HRRT-Guide-on-How-to-Complete-and-Serve-a-Claim.pdf [pdf, 144 KB]

   ...include the Tribunal Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson, the plaintiff(s), defendant(s), and in appropriate cases a representative of the relevant organisations. Table of organisations for service The table below sets out the most common type of claims filed before the Tribunal. It states which organisations you need to send the Letter of Notification with a copy of a Statement of Claim for each type of claim. If you don’t see your claim here, check regulation 14 or contact the Tr...

2. [2010] NZEmpC 109 Rolling Thunder Motor Co Ltd v Kennedy [pdf, 34 KB]

   ...Court may make any order which the Authority could have made. Thus, the Court’s jurisdiction in this matter is derived from that of the Authority and is no wider than the jurisdiction of the Authority. Pleaded facts [8] The parts of the statement of claim relevant to this issue are: 7 During the Defendant’s employment with the Plaintiff she put forward a proposal to open an account with BarterCard. BarterCard operates on the basis of using “BarterCard Trade Dollars” to...

3. [2016] NZEmpC 15 Holman v CTC Aviation Training (NZ) Ltd interlocutory [pdf, 87 KB]

   ...IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT AUCKLAND [2016] NZEmpC 15 EMPC 313/2015 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for leave to file an amended statement of defence BETWEEN TREVOR HOLMAN Plaintiff AND CTC AVIATION TRAINING (NZ) LIMITED Defendant Hearing: On the papers filed by the defendant on 17 and by the plaintiff on 24 February 2016 Appearance...

4. [2014] NZEmpC 176 ALLWAZE Designs Ltd v Cawthorne [pdf, 40 KB]

   ...September 2014] IN THE EMPLOYMENT COURT WELLINGTON [2014] NZEmpC 176 WRC 13/14 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER of an application for leave to file statement of defence out of time BETWEEN ALLWAZE DESIGNS LIMITED Plaintiff AND ALICE CAWTHORNE Defendant Hearing: (on the papers by way of affidavits and memoranda filed 22 August and 2 September 2014)...

5. [2025] NZEmpC 188 O'Brien v The Platform Media NZ Ltd [pdf, 196 KB]

   ...KŌTI TAKE MAHI O AOTEAROA TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA [2025] NZEmpC 188 EMPC 87/2025 IN THE MATTER OF a challenge to a determination of the Employment Relations Authority AND IN THE MATTER OF an application for leave to file a statement of defence out of time BETWEEN ANGHARAD O’BRIEN Plaintiff AND THE PLATFORM MEDIA NZ LIMITED Defendant Hearing: On the papers Appearances: B Buckett and L C Fisher, counsel for plai...

6. Nelson Standards Committee v Ord [2025] NZLCDT 4 (17 January 2025) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...X’s home. These entitlements were not fully explained to Ms X by Dr Ord. 2 Daniels v Complaints Committee 2 of the Wellington District Law Society [2011] 3 NZLR 850 at [22]. 4 [11] Pressured by time limits, Dr Ord filed his first statement of claim in early October 2021. The proceedings were subsequently transferred by consent to Wellington and in December 2021, the first amended statement of claim was filed. Four further amended statements of claim followed in t...

7. [2010] NZEmpC 60 Maritime Union of NZ v C3 Ltd [pdf, 28 KB]

   ...its relief based on the facts already presented to the Court in a way which brings it within the jurisdiction of the Court, it should have leave to amend its pleadings to reject this. [16] As Mr Mitchell has submitted the amended relief being claimed had been foreshadowed from the outset by express pleadings in the statement of claim. [17] Although it is a dissenting judgment that is relied upon by the union in Lowe Walker, Thomas J’s exposition of the Court’s equity and goo...

8. [2009] NZEmpC WC 9/09 Dickson v Unilever NZ Ltd [pdf, 31 KB]

   ...JUDGMENT OF JUDGE C M SHAW [1] Ms Dickson’s employment with Unilever New Zealand Limited (“Unilever”) was terminated on 2 March 2007 for medical reasons. She raised a personal grievance alleging unjustified dismissal and a breach of contract claim in the Employment Relations Authority. [2] The Authority in its decision1 dealt with 3 preliminary issues: 1. It found that the personal grievance was not raised within 90 days and the delay was not occasioned by exceptional...

9. MBC v Te Whatu Ora (Strike Out Application) [2025] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 254 KB]

   ...Davies, Member BA Vertongen, Member REPRESENTATION: MBC in person A Miller and G Weir for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 18 September 2025 2 [1] On 17 August 2023, MBC filed a statement of claim alleging that Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Taranaki (Te Whatu Ora) breached her rights under the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code)2, in respect of health care she received in 2018 while pr...

10. EMPC Form 2C - Notice accompanying statement of claim served outside NZ [doc, 28 KB]

    Form 2C Notice accompanying statement of claim served outside New Zealand Schedule 3, clause 5A, Employment Relations Act 2000 1 The plaintiff named in the attached statement of claim has commenced proceedings against you by filing a statement of claim in the Employment Court. 2 Even though you are outside New Zealand, the Court may hear and determine these proceedings. It may do so if the proceedings come within its jurisdiction. The grounds on which the plaintiff says that the proceeding...